RockOnTheNet.com
presents The Top Pop Songs
Of All Time !
We have ranked the top pop songs that have charted over the past
50+ years on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100, and
come up with
a definitive list that will continue to expand as we add to it,
and continue to modify as new songs chart on The ARC Weekly Top
40.

Eminem was born in Kansas but raised as a teenager in
Detroit, Michigan where he became interested in rap
music as an escape from a troubled adolescence. His
youth consisted of many moves, little money and
neighborhood bullies. Eminem's biggest influence as a
kid was his Uncle Ronnie who was the same age as
Eminem and introduced him to rap music. Eminem
eventually dropped out of high school. Uncle Ronnie
killed himself at the age of 19.

Eminem released Infinite. The response to
the LP was poor with many criticisms of Eminem trying
to be a kind of rapper he wasn't.

Eminem came in second at L.A.'s 'Rap Olympics.' The
single "5 Star Generals" helped Eminem find
a larger underground audience.

Eminem's road to widespread fame began when Dr. Dre heard Eminem on a L.S. radio
station. Dre signed Eminem to his Aftermath label and
released an independent EP called Slim Shady.
Eminem describes his alter-ego, Slim Shady, as
"the evil side of me, the sarcastic,
foul-mouthed side of me."

Eminem appeared on Saturday Night Live with Dr. Dre.
Eminem was nominated for 2 MTV Europe Music Awards
for Best Breakthrough Artist and Best Hip-Hop Artist.
The
Slim Shady LP was certified 3x platinum.

Eminem won a MTV European Music Award for Best
Hip-Hop Artist.
The NFL stopped using a promo that used Eminem's
"My Name
Is" after
learning his LP carried an advisory sticker due to
lyrics.
Eminem appeared on the End
Of Days
soundtrack with "Bad Influence."

It was reported that Eminem's grandmother was upset
with her grandson's plan to use recordings of her
deceased son (Eminem's uncle) in his next LP release
and stated: "...I will not let my grandson
destroy my dead son with this garbage. He's a bitter
boy with sad songs who wants to make fame." The
plan to incorporate his uncle's voice was later
dropped.

Eminem won a few Online Hip-Hop Awards for Best
Artist Web Site, Best New Artist, and Hottest Music
Video ("Guilty Conscience").
Eminem won a Detroit Music Award for Outstanding
National Album.

Eminem released The
Marshall Mathers LP.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "The Real Slim Shady."
Eminem attempted to explain his view toward gays with
MTV's Kurt Loder: "'Faggot' to me doesn't
necessarily mean gay people. 'Faggot' to me just
means... taking away your manhood. You're a sissy.
You're a coward... So, when I started saying 'faggot'
on record, I started getting people going, "You
have something against gay people" and I thought
it was funny, because I don't." GLAAD
(Gay/Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) issued a
statement warning music fans of the negative and
violent lyric content of Eminem's new LP towards gays
and many other groups stating: "(the LP) carries
the warning 'Explicit Lyrics.' That is an
understatement. Eminem's lyrics are soaked with
violence and full of negative comments about many
groups including lesbians and gay men." May 27: Eminem topped the Billboard
Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 5 weeks with "The Real Slim Shady."

Eminem was arrested in Detroit after a fight outside
a nightclub He was 1 of 4 arrested after a
disturbance in the parking lot and reports that
someone had a gun. A few days later he was charged
with 2 felony weapons charges (and it was reported
that the fight occurred when the rapper saw another
man kissing his wife). The charges include carrying a
concealed weapon and assault with a deadly weapon
(for hitting a man with the unloaded gun). The man
allegedly assaulted by Eminem filed a civil law suit
for his injuries soon after the encounter.
Eminem hit the Top 10 with "The Real Slim Shady."
Although Eminem has shun pop acts, with "The Real Slim Shady" he became one as the
single hit the Top 10 on the pop charts but not on the
Billboard Rap and R&B/Hip-Hop charts - and
frequently topped MTV's 'Total Request Live' chart.
By the end of the month, The
Marshall Mathers LP was certified 5x platinum. June 10: Eminem topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 8 weeks, the Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums chart for 4 weeks, and the Top Internet Album
Sales chart for 2 weeks with The
Marshall Mathers LP. First-week sales of Eminem's The
Marshall Mathers LP topped the 1.7 million unit mark making
it the best first-week sales by a solo artist (a
record set the prior week by Britney
Spears).

Eminem appeared in court for the June incident and
was charged with felony possession of a concealed
weapon and misdemeanor public brandishing of a
firearm.
Reports surfaced that Eminem's wife attempted suicide
by cutting her wrists at their home in Detroit during
the month while the rapper was not home.
"The Real
Slim Shady"
topped the UK charts for a week. The
Marshall Mathers LP topped the UK charts for 2 weeks.

Eminem turned down an offer to settle a court case
filed by his mother, and filed for divorce from his
wife by the end of the month.
Eminem was nominated for a MuchMusic Video Music
Award for Favorite International Artist ("The Real Slim Shady").The
Marshall Mathers LP was certified 6x platinum.
Eminem won a Source Hip-Hop Award for Lyricist of the
Year and Music Video of the Year ("Guilty
Conscience").
By the end of the month, Eminem was also hit with a
$10 million defamation lawsuit by his wife.

Efforts were made to stop Eminem from performing in
Canada due to an investigation of violating the
country's hate-crime law. Eminem was allowed to
perform as planned.

Eminem topped Canada's MuchMusic video chart with
"The Way I
Am."
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Stan" (featuring Dido).Rolling Stone &
MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "My Name Is" at # 67.
"Stan" hit #1 on MTV Top 20's
Video Countdown.
Eminem won 2 Billboard Music Video Awards for Maximum
Vision Video and Best Rap/Hip-Hop Clip of the Year
("The Real
Slim Shady")
and 2 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Hip-Hop Act
and Best Album.
Eminem was named 'Artist of the Year' by Spin
magazine. The
Slim Shady LP was certified 4x platinum.
Eminem took home a 'My VH1' Award - Most Entertaining
Public Feud (Eminem vs. Everyone).

Eminem topped Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Billboard 200
Artist - Male.
"Stan" hit #1 in the UK for 1
week.
At year's end, The
Marshall Mathers LP was proclaimed the 2nd biggest selling
LP in the U.S. during the year with sales topping 7.9
million copies.

Eminem won 2 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for
Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Artist - Rap and
was nominated for Favorite CD.
Eminem won 2 Detroit Music Awards for Outstanding
National Album and Outstanding National Single.
Eminem plead guilty to charges of carrying a
concealed weapon and was put on probation for 2
years.

Reports surfaced that Eminem may be taking on his
first film role called Lazarus - as an evil
dead rapper brought back to life. Other reports had
Eminem considering a semi-autobiographical film role.
Eminem will be immortalized in the form of an action
doll.
Eminem won a Juno Award for Best Selling Album (The
Marshall Mathers LP).

A radio station in Colorado was fined $7000 for
playing "The Real Slim Shady."
Eminem received 1 year of probation from gun charges
stemming from an incident last year in Michigan
involving the road manager of the Insane Clown Posse.
The probation sentence was added on to a previous
probation sentence Eminem received in April.

Eminem settled a lawsuit against him by a man he was
accused of assaulting after the man allegedly kissed
his wife.

Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Without Me."
Eminem moved up the release date for The
Eminem Show after the LP was leaked to the Internet
and bootlegs were found on the street for as little
as $5.
30 concert-goers were hurt at an Eminem concert in
Washington as the crowd was pushing forward to the
stage.

The
Eminem Show was certified 4x platinum.June 1: Eminem topped the Billboard
Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 1 week with "Without Me."June 8: Eminem topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 6 weeks and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums chart for 6 weeks, and with The
Eminem Show. The LP sold over 285,000 copies in its
short first week of release in the US. The LP sold
over 1.32 million copies its first full week of
release in the US.June 15: Eminem topped the Billboard
Top Internet Albums chart for 3 weeks with The
Eminem Show.June 22: Eminem topped the Billboard
Top 40 Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "Without Me."

July 6: Eminem topped the Billboard
Top 40 Mainstream chart for 1 week with "Without Me."

Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Lose Yourself" from the 8
Mile
soundtrack.
Eminem had 4 new songs on the soundtrack to his film 8
Mile
including "Lose Yourself," "8 Mile," and
"Run Rabbit Run." The soundtrack was
released and featured other artists (including Jay-Z, Macy Gray, Nas, Rakim, and D12).

Eminem hit the Top 10 with "Lose Yourself" and was at #1 for 3 weeks on the ARC
Weekly Top 40at the end of the
month.
The 8
Mile
soundtrack sold over 702,000 copies in the US its
first week topping the Billboard 200 LP chart, the
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop LP chart, and the LP charts
in Canada.
The video for "Lose Yourself" topped the MTV Video Countdown.8
Mile hit
the theaters and raked in over $54 million its
opening weekend. The film also was a favorite with
the critics.
Eminem won 3 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Male
Artist, Best Album (The
Eminem Show), and Best Hip-Hop Album. November 2: Eminem topped the Billboard
Top 40 Tracks chart with "Lose Yourself."November 9: Eminem topped the Billboard
Hot 100 chart for 12 weeks and Hot 100 Airplay chart
for 11 weeks with "Lose Yourself."November 16: Eminem topped the Billboard
Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 7 weeks with "Lose Yourself."November 23: Eminem topped the Billboard
Top 40 Mainstream chart for 7 weeks with "Lose Yourself."

Eminem had the top-selling LP of the year with The
Eminem Showselling over 7.6 million
copies during the year - the 8
Mile
soundtrack came in 5th selling over 3.5 million
copies during the year.Eminem's video for "Without Me" topped the MTV Videos of 2002
chart.The
Eminem Show was certified 7x platinum and the 8
Mile
soundtrack was certified 3x platinum.Rolling
Stone
magazine readers picked Eminem as Best Male
Performer, Best Hip-Hop Artist and Year's Biggest
Hype, and the video for "Without Me" was picked as Best Video. The
Critic's named Eminem as Artist of the Year and Best
Hip-Hop Artist.
Eminem topped the UK singles chart for a week with
"Lose Yourself."
Eminem topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Billboard 200 Album
and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album (The
Eminem Show), Top Billboard 200 Album Artist, Top
Billboard 200 Album Artist - Male, and Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist.

Eminem won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Male
Musical Performer.Eminem won 4 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male
Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album, Favorite
Hip-Hop/R&B Album, and Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B
Male Artist and was also nominated for and the
"Fan Choice" Award.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Superman."
Eminem was nominated for a Golden Globe award for
Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself" from the film 8
Mile -
the film's only nomination.The 8
Mile
soundtrack was certified 4x platinum.

Eminem won a few World Music Awards
including Best Pop/Rock Artist and Best American
Pop/Rock Male Artist.

Eminem won a MTV Europe Award for Best Hip-Hop
Artist.
Eminem was featured on the Resurrection soundtrack on the track
"One Day At A Time" with 2Pac.
Eminem was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male
Artist.The Source magazine aired old recordings by
Eminem and accused him of being racist.

Eminem hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Just Lose It." Michael Jackson requested video channels to
stop playing Eminem's "Just Lose It" video which parodies many aspects
of Jackson's life including when his hair caught on
fire, plastic surgery, and child molestation
accusations. BET did pull the video from its channel
at Jackson's request.
A new Eminem track "Mosh" lyrically attacks George Bush and
his decision to go to war with Iraq.
Eminem performed on Saturday Night Live.October 23: Eminem topped the Billboard
Digital Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "Just Lose It."

Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Mosh."
Eminem released Encore. The release date was moved up
(as he did before) for fear of pirating.
Eminem appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Eminem topped the UK singles chart with "Just Lose It."
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Encore" with help from Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. November 27: Eminem topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 4 weeks, the Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums chart for 2 weeks, and the Top Rap Albums
chart for 4 weeks with Encore. The LP sold over 711,000
copies in only 3 days in the US.

Eminem topped the Billboard Internet Albums chart
with Encore.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Mockingbird." Encore was certified 4x platinum.Encore was the 3rd biggest-selling LP
in the US for year with sales during the year topping
3.5 million.

The Detroit Free Press reported that Eminem
would be retiring from releasing anymore LPs and with
touring, and stated that his last concert would take
place in Dublin on September 17th. Eminem later told
MTV that he wasn't retiring, but was going to take a
break from his own music to produce other artists.

Eminem's next LP Relapse was released.
Eminem topped the LP charts in the UK and Canada with
Relapse.

June 6: Eminem topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 2 weeks, Top Digital Albums chart
for 2 weeks, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 3
weeks, and Top Rap Albums chart for 7 weeks with Relapse. The LP sold over 608,000
copies its first week of release in the US. June 20: Eminem hit the Top 40 with
"Beautiful."

Eminem hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with Rihannawith "Love The Way You Lie."
Eminem topped the UK and Canadian LP chart with Recovery. July 10: Eminem topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 7 weeks, Top Digital Albums chart
for 7 weeks, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 16
weeks, and Top Rap Albums chart for 19 weeks with Recovery. The LP sold over 714,000
copies its first week of release in the US.July 10: Eminem topped the Billboard
Digital Songs chart for 7 weeks, Digital Tracks chart
for 5 weeks, and Rap Digital Songs chart for 12 weeks
with help from Rihannawith "Love The Way You Lie."July 31: Eminem topped the Billboard
Hot 100 chart for 7 weeks with help from Rihannawith "Love The Way You Lie."

Brown could be heard on the T.I. LP No
Mercy on
the track "That's All She Wrote."
Eminem performed on Saturday Night Live.
Eminem's LP Recoverywas the #1 top
selling LP of the year with over 3.4 million copies
sold in the US.

Note: Song title and position
links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run, LP links take
you to Amazon.com for that LP's info (often
including track listings and track samples), and
single cover art takes you to Amazon.com for that CD single (if
available). Songs charting prior to 1980 have
information from Billboard magazine.